Diagnoses & Symptoms
This personality disorder involves thinking you're more important than others and needing constant admiration
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
This kind of early life experience is common in people with borderline personality disorder
Childhood Trauma
People with borderline personality disorder are at high risk for this serious outcome
Suicide
This kind of therapy is the most effective for borderline personality disorder? (Hint: DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
True or False: People with personality disorders are always dangerous
False
This personality disorder includes intense mood swings and a fear of being abandoned
Borderline Personality Disorder
True or False: Personality disorders can run in families
True
This risky behavior, seen in some personality disorders, can lead to STDs or accidents
Impulsive Behavior
This kind of medication is used to treat symptoms like depression or anxiety in personality disorders
Antidepressants or Anti-Anxiety meds
People with narcissistic personality disorder may seem selfish, but deep down, they often feel this
Insecurity and Low Self-Esteem
This personality disorder makes people avoid others and show little emotion
Schizoid Personality Disorder
This part of the brain that controls emotions is often affected in people with antisocial personality disorder
The Prefrontal Cortex
Long-term stress from personality disorders can raise the risk of this heart-related issue
High Blood Pressure (or heart disease)
This kind of support system helps improve the outcome of personality disorders
Family/Social Support
People with borderline personality disorder are often called "manipulative," but they actually fear this
Abandonment
Name one personality disorder in Cluster C
Avoidant (or dependent, or obsessive-Compulsive) Personality Disorder
These two factors make up the diathesis-stress model
Genetics and Stress
People with avoidant personality disorder often develop this kind of mental health problem from being isolated
Depression (or anxiety)
People with antisocial personality disorder often don’t improve because they lack this
Insight or Self Awareness
True or False: People with personality disorders can never get better
False
This personality disorder makes someone overly dramatic and always want to be the center of attention
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Getting too much praise as a child might contribute to this personality disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Name one health issue that often occurs alongside borderline personality disorder
Self-Harm, Eating Disorders, or Substance Abuse
This kind of therapy helps people change negative thinking and behaviors (Hint: CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
This term is often wrongly used to describe anyone with antisocial traits or no empathy (Hint: starts with "P")
Psychopath